CVE-2024-49592

Published Nov 15, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Trial installer for McAfee Total Protection (legacy trial installer software) 16.0.53 allows local privilege escalation because of an Uncontrolled Search Path Element. The attacker could be "an adversary or knowledgeable user" and the type of attack could be called "DLL-squatting." The issue only affects execution of this installer, and does not leave McAfee Total Protection in a vulnerable state after installation is completed. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mcafee
Mcafee total Protection
Weaknesses CWE-427
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection:16.0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mcafee
Mcafee total Protection
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description McAfee Trial Installer 16.0.53 has Incorrect Access Control that leads to Local Escalation of Privileges. Trial installer for McAfee Total Protection (legacy trial installer software) 16.0.53 allows local privilege escalation because of an Uncontrolled Search Path Element. The attacker could be "an adversary or knowledgeable user" and the type of attack could be called "DLL-squatting." The issue only affects execution of this installer, and does not leave McAfee Total Protection in a vulnerable state after installation is completed. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description McAfee Trial Installer 16.0.53 has Incorrect Access Control that leads to Local Escalation of Privileges.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Nov 27, 2024, 4:57 PM
Reserved
Oct 17, 2024, 12:00 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Nov 15, 2024, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:00 AM